The four of them saluted Cheng Lin, and returned to the official hall as he returned.

Sitting down in different seats, Cheng Lin looked at Xu Ping and said, "Xu Shiguan, you have been serving in the Third Division Yamen for some days, how are you doing?" If there is anything that is not satisfactory, just tell me. ”

Xu Ping got up and said: "The Ministry of Labor took the initiative to ask, with the help of your colleagues, everything is going well." ”

Cheng Lin nodded: "Although you have just entered the Yamen of the Third Division, you used to raise the cane sugar business in Yongzhou, and you are also a subordinate of the Third Division, so there is no need to give birth." These days, you have worked hard to clean up the Jinshui River, and if you have anything to do in the future, just look for me. ”

Xu Ping thanked him before sitting down again.

After the greetings, entering the main topic, Cheng Lin looked at the people present, and said to Ren Bao, the deputy envoy of salt and iron: "The people have arrived, and the time is not early. ”

Ren Bu said yes, and went to the door to call the scribe in.

The assembly is a formal official matter of the imperial court, not a private chat, and must be written afterwards and reported to the Chinese book as a reference for specific political decisions. The scribe writes down the content of the meeting and forms a written statement for the report, and the officials involved must sign it.

Ren Bu sat down, and the scribe spread out the paper on the desk next to him. Guo persuaded him to get up, went to the scribe to see him write the pleadings format, went to the official hall to salute Cheng Lin, and then saluted the officials on both sides, and said loudly: "In order to mint new money, according to the command of the Chinese book, the officials of the Salt and Iron Division will gather, please discuss it in detail!" ”

Cheng Lin nodded, Guo persuaded to stand by the scribe, and the meeting officially began. Formal business, there is a supervisor in the assembly, Guo Quan's job is to audit and supervise, and the affairs have little to do with him, and today he is appointed as a supervisor according to Cheng Lin's order.

Seeing that Guo Quan's position was in place, Cheng Lin looked at Ren Budao and said: "Recently, there are many places where the money is used in the court, and the three divisions lack money to use. Ren Deputy Envoy motioned for the imperial court to mint ten coins, can you elaborate? ”

Ren Bu bowed down and said in a deep voice: "When the Qin and Han dynasties get up, copper coins flow all over the world, and all dynasties and dynasties follow the rules." There was no major re-opening. During the time of Duhan Wu and Wang Mang, due to the daily consumption of the country, the treasury was empty, and the world was made of big money. Although there are drawbacks, they will be scrapped soon after use, but they will solve the difficulties for a while. After the Anshi Rebellion of the Tang Dynasty, the Fifth Qi was used by the country, and it was first minted as ten coins, less than a year. The state is sufficient, and there is no shortage of military funds. Tang Suzong relied on the wealth obtained by ten cents, reorganized the army, and won a big victory! ”

Speaking of this, Ren Bu glanced at everyone: "Today, the imperial court is short of money to use, follow the example of the Fifth Qi, cast ten coins, and solve the urgent need of the moment." It's not impossible. ”

When Xu Shen heard this, he smiled: "Ren Deputy Envoy." Since you mentioned the Fifth Qi, you will not know that because of his disturbance of the money law, soon after the price of goods soared, the land was full of hunger, and the people swarmed up. The fifth Qi was demoted from the imperial court and assassinated Chungju. Thanks to Liu Yan's proper handling later. It didn't cause a catastrophe. The story of the previous dynasty is vivid, what is your intention to re-mention the method of being the top ten money? ”

Ren Bumian did not change color, and said in a deep voice: "Xu Juan only knows one of them." I don't know the other two. At the beginning of the Fifth Qi, when the top ten coins were cast, the imperial court made a lot of profits, but the Fifth Qi was greedy and reckless, and the Qianyuan was reinvented to distribute the money, which caused a big bad money law. All things in the world are too much, as long as it is moderate, it is also a good law to cast a lot of money. ”

"The deputy envoy said that being ten dollars is a good law, but it was dragged down by the heavy money?" Xu Shen's face was already sarcastic.

Ren said: "Naturally. Otherwise, why is it not long after the ten coins are cast, and the fifth Qi is to worship the prime minister? If ten dollars have all kinds of harm and no benefits, there is no one in Datang who understands, and because of the chaos of the Fifth Qi, he will also add officials to the knighthood? ”

"Without him, the money will be minted, and it will be distributed. From casting a lot of money to paying homage to the fifth Qi, but in a few months, the court used a lot of money to redeem private materials, and it was the time to taste the sweetness. When the disadvantages are revealed, the heavy money has already come out again, and the victims of the people will naturally be doubly great. If it weren't for this, when Liu Yan presided over the finances, he would get rid of the big money, and all of them would be a first-class cloth with Kaiyuan Tongbao, instead of leaving the top ten money? ”

The agenda of the assembly was issued a few days in advance, and everyone present had fully studied the gains and losses of Fifth Qi in the past few days, where would Xu Shen be confused by Ren Bu's words.

Ren Bu kept his face stiff and said, "These are just speculations by Xu Ju. The history books clearly state that when the top ten coins were first introduced, the imperial court made a lot of profits, and the fifth Qi paid homage to the prime minister, is it wrong? ”

Cheng Lin listened in the upper seat, with no expression on his face, like a mud bodhisattva.

For his subordinates, Cheng Lin is still very clear. Ren Bu is a person who is meticulous in doing things, and it is still okay, but the disadvantage is that he is powerless in the face of the overall situation, and can only deal with some trivial things. This time, he proposed to cast the top ten coins, probably because he was confused by the initial profits of the fifth Qi minting big money, and wanted to make achievements in the post of deputy envoy of salt and iron.

But everyone is familiar with Tang Shi, and the people in the third division also know what daily affairs are like, and naturally their hearts are bright, and the fifth Qi only benefits from the lagging effect of the policy, not that there is really any magical effect when the top ten coins are there.

Originally, Ren Bu made this suggestion, but everyone knew that it was not feasible, and it would be over as soon as he said it, just let Ren Bu's brain faint for a while. How did I know that Zhongshu didn't know what medicine he had taken wrong, so he took this suggestion seriously, and solemnly sent it back to the three divisions for reconsideration, and it also had the intention of implementing, which was really unexpected by Cheng Lin.

Seeing that Ren Bu and Xu Shen were arguing, Cheng Lin said to Xu Ping, who had been silent: "Xu Juan, what do you think about this matter?" You may wish to speak out for everyone's reference. ”

When the name was called, Xu Ping had to say, and said in a deep voice: "If you want to mint ten coins, it is nothing more than that the court can profit when you cast this money." Where does the profit come from? It is nothing more than the wealth of the people. There are ways to collect private wealth, but casting a lot of money is a more harmful one, so why bother? I think this law is not feasible. ”

Cheng Lin listened and nodded: "What Xu Juan said is straight to the point, even if it is not a bad money law, it is just a matter of including people's wealth." The emperor has just been in power, how can he do such a move to ruin the hearts of the people? This matter is settled, big money can't do it! ”

Guo Quan, who was supervising the discussion, saw that all three people present nodded, but only Ren Bu was silent, took two steps forward and said loudly: "It has been agreed that the law of big money is not feasible!" Do you have any objections? ”

Cheng Lin looked at Ren Bu, Ren Bu closed his eyes and was silent for a while, and said in a deep voice: "This official has no objections." ”

Ren Bu let go, and several other people sighed, and finally ended this boring topic, and expressed no objections.

Guo persuaded him to turn around, went to the scribe and watched him write the conclusion, and was about to take the document for everyone to draw a pledge.

At this moment, Xu Shen suddenly said: "Wait, I have something to say!" ”

Cheng Lin looked at Xu Shen and waved his hand to Guo Quan.

Guo persuaded helplessly, so he had to step forward again and bow his hand to Xu Shen: "Is there anything else to discuss about Xu Shen?" ”

"Yes!" Xu Shen took out a black object from his arms and held it up for everyone to see. "I have a secret method to make money out of iron mixed in copper! Iron and copper are expensive, with this secret method, the weight is not reduced, and the cost of casting money is great, and the source of wealth can be opened! ”

Xu Ping looked at the black piece in Xu Shen's hand, and sighed in his heart, it was really the thing that Shi Quanbin showed him. (To be continued.) )